SN25P & Ram Compatibility

gamesaregood · 6 Feb 2007 at 21:26

Hello Everyone,

I decided to Upgrade the ram in my shuttle and therefore purchased 2gb of Corsair XMS PC3200 CAS 2. Went to install it today and it would not post

so i suspected the ram might be faulty so installed it in my main rig in which it posted fine :confused:

I then thought ah well never mind my main rig has 2gb of OCZ Plat PC3200 in it i will just swap them over, but it does not post with that either :confused:

Fans just run full speed.

At this point i thought i had better check that everything was ok so installed the old ram back in and it posted first time!

Is the Compatibility of the SN25Ps really this bad? my bios i think is one revision out so i have considered upgrading it be for both sets not to work seems odd!

I have also tried resetting the CMOS etc without any luck

Michael

FrankJH · 7 Feb 2007 at 07:54

Try leaving the shuttle completely unpowered for 5 minutes or so (switch it on also with no power cable attached) then try the new ram

I have a 25p and it seems fine with different types of RAM (geil went straight in)

Stephen B · 7 Feb 2007 at 12:27

my SN25p took every brand I threw at it XMS3200C2, XMS3500, OCZ4800, Crucial Ballistix 3200

as previously stated, full power down and dissipate any residual current in caps, then try again

Minstadave · 7 Feb 2007 at 14:30

I've run GSkill ZX and Samsung TCCC 2x1GB kits in my SN25P no problem.

gamesaregood · 10 Feb 2007 at 16:32

Hello Guys,

Thanks for your help on this so far, last night i tried the following:

Turned Off the Shuttle using the Switch at the Back, left for 5 mins, changed Ram, Turned on Shuttle, Fans confinue to spin at full speed, no video Output

Removed the Power Cable for 5 mins, changed Ram, Turned on Shuttle, Fans confinue to spin at full speed, no video Output

Flashed the Bios to the latest version from the shuttle Website, Turned on Shuttle, Fans confinue to spin at full speed, no video Output

Removed all the Cables for around 1 Hour, changed Ram, Turned on Shuttle, Nothing

Removed the Power Cable and went to bed (Around 10ish Hours till i next turned it on), Fans confinue to spin at full speed, no video Output

Not Looking Good!!

Any More ideas, I'm lost!!!

Thanks,

Michael

Stephen B · 10 Feb 2007 at 18:54

the only other thing worth trying is holding the insert key whilst booting [hold insert key before hitting power button, keep holding the insert key till you hear the fan speed change or some life coming to the monitor]

this will boot at default bios settings, if that don't work and you've checked all the obvious stuff like loose connections then it may be rma time

p.s do this after a full power down and power discharge

gamesaregood · 11 Feb 2007 at 21:07

Stephen B said:
the only other thing worth trying is holding the insert key whilst booting [hold insert key before hitting power button, keep holding the insert key till you hear the fan speed change or some life coming to the monitor]

this will boot at default bios settings, if that don't work and you've checked all the obvious stuff like loose connections then it may be rma time

p.s do this after a full power down and power discharge

Thanks for the help but still no go

I don't understand how this is the case with both the Corsair and OCZ and both are fine in my DFI Expert :confused:

FrankJH · 12 Feb 2007 at 07:48

how about adding a little extra volts for the ram?

Adding 0.1v shouldnt harm either brand and might be whats holding you back - i cant think of any other possibilities